First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) Competitors $51.62 +0.12 (+0.24%) As of 03:54 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FR vs. ARE, EGP, FRT, LXP, NSA, PLD, REXR, STAG, TRNO, and UDRShould you be buying First Industrial Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Industrial Realty Trust include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), EastGroup Properties (EGP), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), Prologis (PLD), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Stag Industrial (STAG), Terreno Realty (TRNO), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. First Industrial Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities EastGroup Properties Federal Realty Investment Trust LXP Industrial Trust National Storage Affiliates Trust Prologis Rexford Industrial Realty Stag Industrial Terreno Realty United Dominion Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, ARE or FR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, ARE or FR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than First Industrial Realty Trust. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Industrial Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.65$322.95M-$0.13-645.14First Industrial Realty Trust$700.47M9.76$287.55M$2.0525.18 Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARE or FR? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ARE or FR? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 12 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 12 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 0.99 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First Industrial Realty Trust 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ARE or FR more profitable? First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 38.70% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 9.92% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alexandria Real Estate Equities-0.33% -0.05% -0.03% First Industrial Realty Trust 38.70%9.92%5.08% Is ARE or FR a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and First Industrial Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate ARE or FR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus price target of $96.60, suggesting a potential upside of 15.18%. First Industrial Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.54%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than First Industrial Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alexandria Real Estate Equities 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17First Industrial Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 SummaryFirst Industrial Realty Trust beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Industrial Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst Industrial Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.85B$8.53B$12.62B$21.79BDividend Yield3.46%5.43%5.51%3.56%P/E Ratio25.2582.23245.6829.79Price / Sales9.765.3030.9366.47Price / Cash14.7418.6822.4924.69Price / Book2.491.682.284.61Net Income$287.55M$130.30M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance0.48%0.21%0.09%1.96%1 Month Performance-0.46%-0.55%1.40%4.46%1 Year Performance-5.78%-9.41%541.30%14.46% First Industrial Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRFirst Industrial Realty Trust4.7303 of 5 stars$51.62+0.2%$55.00+6.5%-6.2%$6.85B$700.47M25.25160Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.6432 of 5 stars$86.00-0.2%$98.25+14.2%-28.0%$14.87B$3.12B-661.54590Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastEGPEastGroup Properties4.7458 of 5 stars$168.95+1.8%$188.25+11.4%-6.1%$9.01B$678.66M36.4990Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.5009 of 5 stars$99.71+0.1%$109.31+9.6%-11.0%$8.60B$1.20B25.24320Positive NewsLXPLXP Industrial Trust4.5027 of 5 stars$9.26+0.4%$10.00+8.0%-4.4%$2.74B$358.46M33.0770Ex-DividendNSANational Storage Affiliates Trust2.6193 of 5 stars$29.91+0.0%$33.64+12.5%-36.0%$2.30B$770.34M48.231,466Positive NewsPLDPrologis4.7075 of 5 stars$114.15+0.6%$122.58+7.4%-6.4%$105.96B$8.56B30.932,703Positive NewsREXRRexford Industrial Realty4.2592 of 5 stars$42.18+0.5%$41.09-2.6%-15.5%$9.98B$986.53M31.24220Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastSTAGStag Industrial4.3911 of 5 stars$34.95-0.1%$38.33+9.7%-6.1%$6.53B$767.38M27.5290News CoverageEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastTRNOTerreno Realty3.5398 of 5 stars$58.89+0.7%$63.00+7.0%-10.8%$6.08B$382.62M23.3740Analyst ForecastUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.7485 of 5 stars$37.39-0.5%$44.38+18.7%-19.4%$12.39B$1.67B98.401,432Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Alternatives EastGroup Properties Alternatives Federal Realty Investment Trust Alternatives LXP Industrial Trust Alternatives National Storage Affiliates Trust Alternatives Prologis Alternatives Rexford Industrial Realty Alternatives Stag Industrial Alternatives Terreno Realty Alternatives United Dominion Realty Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FR) was last updated on 10/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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